I couldn’t go to Standing Rock, so I closed my bank accounts instead
There are 38 banks supporting the Dakota Access pipeline. I found out mine was one of them.
A good idea, even if it’s from Republicans
That it’s being proposed by Republicans doesn’t make the idea any less worthy.
20 companies are responsible for producing over half of all single-use plastic waste
“Since most plastic is made from oil and gas – especially fracked gas – the production and consumption of plastic are becoming a significant driver of the climate crisis.”
How politicians and lobby groups tried—and failed—to co-opt legitimate concerns over low traffic neighborhoods
Alongside the broad church of earnest opposition, disparate political interests adopted a series of talking points against the schemes for their own gain.
7 key environmental amendments to watch
As debate continues on the spending bill, dozens of environmental amendments could receive votes. Here are some to watch:
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Youth climate activists slam political inaction at UN summit ahead of...
The protest came at the end of a three-day youth climate conference, ahead of the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Media repeats Kremlin anti-fracking claims—while ignoring Russia’s promotion of climate denial
Climate skeptics have revived an old claim that anti-fracking campaigns around the world have been bankrolled by the Kremlin.
Study: Children have better nutrition when they live near forests
The data show that forests aren't just correlated with improvements in people's diets. We show that forests cause these improvements."
Humans must focus on more than carbon dioxide to meet Paris Agreement targets, study...
“We need to cut the short-lived pollutants so that there are no short-term catastrophes in the next 25 years, without losing track of the long term.”
Could tolerant and peaceful bonobos be the model for human peacemaking?
“Both chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest living relatives and therefore studying their social systems and behavior can allow us to trace the evolutionary trajectories of certain phenomenons.”